Camera
Robert Burks
EN cinema · 58 credits
Born
4 July 1909
Died
13 May 1968 (aged 58)
Birthplace
Chino Hills, California, USA
Also known as Leslie Robert Burks · L. Robert Burks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Burks, A.S.C. (July 4, 1909 – May 11, 1968) was an American cinematographer known for being proficient in virtually every genre and equally at home with black-and-white or color. Burks began his career as a special effects technician in the late 1930s before becoming a director of photography in the mid-1940s. His first credit in this field was Jammin' the Blues (1944), a short film featuring leading jazz musicians of the day. Burks collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on twelve of the director's films. Beginning with Strangers on a Train in 1951 (which secured him an Oscar nomination) through Marnie in 1964, he shot every Hitchcock film except Psycho in 1960. Additional credits include The Fountainhead, Beyond the Forest, The Glass Menagerie, The Spirit of St. Louis, The Music Man, and A Patch of Blue. Burks and his wife died in a house fire in 1968 in Huntington Harbor, California.
Known for
Filmography
Waterhole #3
Director of Photography
A Patch of Blue
Director of Photography
Once a Thief
Director of Photography
Marnie
Director of Photography
The Birds
Director of Photography
The Music Man
Director of Photography
The Pleasure of His Company
Director of Photography
The Rat Race
Director of Photography
The Great Impostor
Director of Photography
North by Northwest
Director of Photography
But Not for Me
Director of Photography
The Black Orchid
Director of Photography
Vertigo
Director of Photography
The Spirit of St. Louis
Director of Photography
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director of Photography
The Vagabond King
Director of Photography
The Wrong Man
Director of Photography
To Catch a Thief
Director of Photography
The Trouble with Harry
Director of Photography
Dial M for Murder
Director of Photography
Rear Window
Director of Photography
Hondo
Director of Photography
I Confess
Director of Photography
The Desert Song
Director of Photography
Mara Maru
Director of Photography
Room for One More
Director of Photography
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Special Effects
Strangers on a Train
Director of Photography
The Enforcer
Director of Photography
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Director of Photography
Close to My Heart
Director of Photography
Come Fill the Cup
Director of Photography
The Glass Menagerie
Director of Photography
The Fountainhead
Director of Photography
Beyond the Forest
Director of Photography
Task Force
Director of Photography
A Kiss in the Dark
Director of Photography
The Younger Brothers
Special Effects
Key Largo
Special Effects
To the Victor
Cinematography
Cry Wolf
Special Effects
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Special Effects
Possessed
Special Effects
The Unfaithful
Special Effects
The Unsuspected
Visual Effects
The Verdict
Director of Photography, Special Effects
Star in the Night
Director of Photography
Pride of the Marines
Special Effects
Arsenic and Old Lace
Special Effects
Jammin' the Blues
Director of Photography
Make Your Own Bed
Director of Photography
Kings Row
Special Effects
In This Our Life
Special Effects
The Great Lie
Special Effects
Highway West
Special Effects
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Special Effects
Marked Woman
Special Effects